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[Faith]

That can't be compared to any other thing.

The above sentence is right?
Do you know another expressions having the same meaning?
If so, please let me know.

[dduck]

"That can't be compared to any other thing. "

It's not clear what "That" is refering to. You could say:

"It can't be compared to anything" or just
"It's incomparable".

Also, "The above sentence is right?" - you should say "Is the above sentence right?"

Iain
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[john222]

Faith, that is known in America as an "idiomatic expression". That is an expression not exactly gramatically correct, and doesn't make a lot of sense, but has been used by many American writers in recent times.

If one were to classify this sentence it would be "in the vernacular". A vernacular expression derives from a roman word for the language of the lower class. Interestingly, for centuries French schools have taught that English is a vernacular language.

The expression does not convey the intent of the writer clearly.

Clarity is the standard against which sentences should be judged.

[dduck]

[aom]

There are many reason why writing is difficult for me .First I rarely to write in english .Second I didn't try to learn and practice writing .Finally, I'm very poor in english grammar.In my opinion studying grammar is the most essential to learning english .Reading help you to increase your vocapbulary and your grammar .So when you want to improve your writing skill you have to know vocabulary and grammar.
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[aom]

I want to know how do you improve writing english ?
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[Faith]

I want to say "thank you" to all of you. Your advices or opinions helped me.